Hallbrook Primary School, Broughton Astley

Requires Improvement
Primary
Academy converter
Mixed
Ages 311

Data last updated 11 Sept 2026

Location

Very likely (~1.1km)Possible (~1.6km)Unlikely (~2.1km)Confidence: high

Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mr Tim Barrow
Pupils:189 / 210 capacity
LA:Leicestershire
Phone:01455285693
Address:Hallbrook Road, Broughton Astley, LE9 6WX
Trust:SUCCESS ACADEMY TRUST
Admissions:Not applicable
Status:open
Opened:1 February 2017

Ofsted Rating

Requires Improvement

Overall

URN:143609
UKPRN:10061513
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:South Leicestershire
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

What This School Does Well

Hallbrook Primary School excels at creating a caring, safe environment where children thrive. The school has outstanding behaviour and attendance, with a strong focus on reading from the earliest years. Staff know each child well and provide tailored support, particularly for those with additional needs, ensuring all pupils feel valued and can succeed.

Key Strengths

  • Excellent behaviour and attendance - classrooms are calm and focused, with very few pupils persistently absent
  • Strong pastoral support and wellbeing - pupils feel safe and listened to, with a restorative approach that helps them learn from mistakes
  • Reading is a key strength, particularly phonics teaching in early years and Year 1
  • Rich personal development programme that builds pupils' confidence, resilience and understanding of respect and equality
  • Leaders know pupils well and make helpful adjustments so all can succeed, especially those with complex needs

Areas for Improvement

  • Feedback to pupils is not consistently applied across all classes to help them strengthen their writing
  • Some variation in how well teachers choose activities to support pupils' learning in certain subjects
  • Adaptations for pupils with SEND need to be refined further in some subjects beyond English and mathematics

Safeguarding

Safeguarding standards are met - leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility, concerns are actively identified and managed, and pupils feel safe.

Extracurricular Activities

Sporting clubs, creative clubs

Hallbrook Primary School is a well-led school where pupils are safe, happy and make good progress. The school has strong behaviour, attendance and personal development, with leaders creating a caring culture where all pupils, including those with SEND, receive effective support.

At a Glance

16.4%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

No

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2025/26

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+37ppMaths+23ppWriting+9pp

Reading has improved from 52% to 89%. Maths has improved from 55% to 78%. Writing has improved from 58% to 67%.

Class Sizes

24.1

Avg class size

26.0

Infant (KS1)

22.8

KS2

7

Total classes

2024/25 academic year

Getting There

Bus Stops

Shops (opp)
481m · 8 min walk
The Fieldway (adjacent)
670m · 11 min walk
Byre Crescent (before)
705m · 11 min walk
Red Admiral (adj)
817m · 13 min walk
Old Mill Close (adj)
843m · 14 min walk
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

90%

Near capacity

189 pupils

210 capacity

21 spare places available

Area Demand Pressure - Broughton Astley

High pressure
New homes approved:169
Projected new pupils:42

Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Broughton Astley

Admissions Demand - Leicestershire

Low demand0.78x oversubscription

Places available

8,747

Applications

6,780

Got 1st preference

95.4%

Got preferred school

99.6%

Primary admissions across Leicestershire (2025/26)

Inspection History(15)

Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement
Date not published by Ofsted
Requires Improvement

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SEN Provision

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Pupil Demographics

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Pupil Absence
2024/25

4.39635%

Overall absence

7.23684%

Persistent absence

152

Enrolments

Authorised3.58791%
Unauthorised0.80844%
Persistent (10%+)7.23684%
Severe (50%+)1.97368%

Absence trend

3.01006%
18/19
2.55385%
20/21
5.76802%
21/22
4.83803%
22/23
5.07932%
23/24
4.39635%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

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